http://www.staradvertiser.com/businesspremium/rearviewmirrorpremium RSS Feed for Rearview Mirror Premium en-us Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:30:00 GMT http://www.staradvertiser.com/businesspremium/rearviewmirrorpremium/20130614__Good_music_gas_shortage_helped_create_a_nightclub.html If you were lucky enough to live on Oahu in the mid-1970s, you probably remember the Territorial Tavern on the corner of Bishop Street and Ala Moana Boulevard. There was a renaissance taking place with Hawaiian music in the 1970s, and the Territorial Tavern was ground zero. http://www.staradvertiser.com/businesspremium/rearviewmirrorpremium/20130607_Several_pieces_at_art_museum_have_fascinating_backgrounds.html Have you ever done something that takes on a life of its own? That's what happened to Charles M. Cooke and his wife, Anna Rice Cooke. Both were children of missionaries. In 1882 they built a home on Beretania Street and Ward Avenue, across from Thomas Square. http://www.staradvertiser.com/businesspremium/rearviewmirrorpremium/20130531__Wahiawa_history_flourished_as_military_pineapple_grew.html I spoke to the Wahiawa Historical Society last month in a beautiful room at the Wahiawa Botanical Gardens. Its members inspired me to write about the interesting facts about their community. http://www.staradvertiser.com/businesspremium/rearviewmirrorpremium/20130524_State_library_comes_long_way_from_menonly_beginning_.html This year the Hawaii State Library on King and Punchbowl streets celebrates its centennial. However, the library's history dates back 34 years earlier to 1879, to the Honolulu Workingmen's Library Association. http://www.staradvertiser.com/businesspremium/rearviewmirrorpremium/20130517__Cobles_tenure_at_KGMB_saw_top_ratings_zany_antics.html Last week, I talked to Linda Coble about how her television news career began. This week, we'll look at her time at KGMB, where she worked with some of Hawaii's finest journalists. http://www.staradvertiser.com/businesspremium/rearviewmirrorpremium/20130510__Hard_work_helped_Coble_ascend_in_broadcast_ranks.html About eight years ago I joined the Rotary Club of Honolulu, the largest and oldest in the state. I met many interesting people in the club, and one of them is Linda Coble. http://www.staradvertiser.com/businesspremium/rearviewmirrorpremium/20130503__New_owner_of_Lords_Caddy_turns_up_a_hidden_treasure.html Since I wrote my first "The Companies We Keep" book, many people have shared great stories with me about Hawaii people, places and companies. It's often a couple of stories a week, and led to my second, third and, next year, a fourth book. http://www.staradvertiser.com/businesspremium/rearviewmirrorpremium/20130426__Ornate_art_famous_folks_reside_in_Oahu_Cemetery.html Looking for art? Hono­lulu has several galleries and museums. There are many places to go. But you probably haven't thought of the Oahu Cemetery and Crematory in Nuuanu. You might be surprised to find that it has the finest and most abundant collection of 19th-century graveyard art in Hawaii. http://www.staradvertiser.com/businesspremium/rearviewmirrorpremium/20130419_Dillinghams_palatial_estate_patterned_after_Italian_villa.html Last week, La Pietra-Hawaii School for Girls asked me to speak to their students about the Dillinghams. http://www.staradvertiser.com/businesspremium/rearviewmirrorpremium/20130412__Before_baseball__Robinson_broke_tackles_in_islands.html The movie about the career of Jackie Robinson — "42" — is being released today. Robinson is well known for being the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball.